Buturlinovka (russian: Бутурли́новка) is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Voronezh Oblast
Voronezh Oblast (russian: Воронежская область, Voronezhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Voronezh. Its population was 2,308,792 as of the 2021 Census.
Geography
V ...
,
Russia
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, on the
Ossered River, a
tributary
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of the
Don
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Places
*County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON
*Don (river), a river in European Russia
*Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name
*Don, Benin, a town in Benin
*Don, Dang, a vill ...
. It serves as the
administrative center
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of
Buturlinovsky District
Buturlinovsky District (russian: Бутурли́новский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #87-OZ and municipalLaw #63-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. ...
. Its population as of 2021 was 24,397.
History
It was founded in 1740. Town status was granted to it in 1917. Its population has shrunk throughout the past 30 years, as per the Russian census: .
Administrative and municipal status
Buturlinovka lies about southeast from
Voronezh
Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the ...
, the center of the
oblast
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. Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Buturlinovka serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
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of
Buturlinovsky District
Buturlinovsky District (russian: Бутурли́новский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #87-OZ and municipalLaw #63-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. ...
.
[Law #87-OZ] As an administrative division, it is, together with three
rural localities in Buturlinovsky District, incorporated within Buturlinovsky District as Buturlinovskoye
Urban Settlement
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*Municipal urban settlement, a type of subdivision such as Cape town in Western Cape
*Urban settlement, ...
.
As a
municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Buturlinovsky Municipal District.
[Law #63-OZ]
Military
Buturlinovka air base is situated south of the town.
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of ButurlinovkaButurlinovka Business Directory
*Mojgorod.ru
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Cities and towns in Voronezh Oblast
Bobrovsky Uyezd